Illinois Public Media News

Two major Illinois prisons and other facilities will stay open for at least another month after an arbitrator ruled Gov. Pat Quinn's administration violated workers' rights in rushing to close them.Arbitrator Steven Bierig concluded Friday that the state departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice did not properly negotiate with workers over the impact of closing the supermax Tamms prison, the Dwight women's lockup and several juvenile facilities.

Reports of two attempted child abductions in Champaign last week hit close to home for the Champaign County chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters. The child involved in one of the incidents happens to be a participant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. That’s prompted the organization to sponsor two classes on “Stranger Danger” for the public, next month at the Champaign Public Library.